Physical Artifacts In Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" And Seamus Heaney's "The Harvest Bow"

Part I of Essay
Physical Artifacts in Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and Seamus In the poems "The Harvest Bow" and "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" , the physical artifacts represented in each poem is symbolic of each characters ideal world. The poets do not confine themselves with the ....

Part II of Essay
.... meanings found by the reader, allowing the poet to further implicate his or her beliefs and situations. Thus, the use of physical artifacts provides a freedom to express that which the characters in each poem lacks in their lives. Though unable to grasp the images that they create, each character in the poems gains a sense of self awareness. These utopian moments expressed by the creations are frozen, images that surpass the lives of their creators and remain intact with meaning. Through the utilization of physical artifacts, Aunt Jen ....